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Al Pacino Trivia
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- Turned down Kramer vs. Kramer (1979).
- Turned down the role of Han Solo in Star Wars (1977).
- His grandparents originate from Corleone, Sicily.
- While Paramount brass dithered over whether to cast him as Michael Corleone, the role that would make him a star, a frustrated Pacino signed up for the role of Mario Trantino in "The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight." When Paramount finally decided to offer him the role in "The Godfather," they had to buy him out of his contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Ironically, the role went to Robert DeNiro, whom "The Godfather Part II" would make a star.
- Stopped a 2-pack-a-day smoking habit in 1994 to protect his voice. He now only occasionally smokes herbal cigarettes.
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